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Hindi
Etymology
Learned borrowing from Sanskrit हर्ष (harṣa).
Pronunciation
Noun
हर्ष • (harṣ) m
- joy, pleasure, delight
- Synonyms: प्रसन्नता (prasannatā), ख़ुशी (xuśī)
Declension
Declension of हर्ष (masc cons-stem)
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singular
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plural
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हर्ष
harṣ
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हर्ष
harṣ
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| oblique
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हर्ष
harṣ
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हर्षों
harṣõ
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| vocative
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हर्ष
harṣ
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हर्षो
harṣo
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Derived terms
Proper noun
हर्ष • (harṣ) m
- a male given name, Harsh, from Sanskrit
Declension
Declension of हर्ष (masc cons-stem)
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singular
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plural
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हर्ष
harṣ
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हर्ष
harṣ
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| oblique
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हर्ष
harṣ
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हर्षों
harṣõ
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| vocative
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हर्ष
harṣ
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हर्षो
harṣo
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References
Sanskrit
Alternative scripts
Alternative scripts
- হৰ্ষ (Assamese script)
- ᬳᬃᬱ (Balinese script)
- হর্ষ (Bengali script)
- 𑰮𑰨𑰿𑰬 (Bhaiksuki script)
- 𑀳𑀭𑁆𑀱 (Brahmi script)
- ဟရ္ၑ (Burmese script)
- હર્ષ (Gujarati script)
- ਹਰ੍ਸ਼ (Gurmukhi script)
- 𑌹𑌰𑍍𑌷 (Grantha script)
- ꦲꦂꦰ (Javanese script)
- 𑂯𑂩𑂹𑂭 (Kaithi script)
- ಹರ್ಷ (Kannada script)
- ហឞ៌ (Khmer script)
- ຫຣ຺ຩ (Lao script)
- ഹര്ഷ (Malayalam script)
- ᡥᠠᡵᢢᠠ (Manchu script)
- 𑘮𑘨𑘿𑘬 (Modi script)
- ᠾᠠᠷᢔᠠ᠋ (Mongolian script)
- 𑧎𑧈𑧠𑧌 (Nandinagari script)
- 𑐴𑐬𑑂𑐲 (Newa script)
- ହର୍ଷ (Odia script)
- ꢲꢬ꣄ꢰ (Saurashtra script)
- 𑆲𑆫𑇀𑆰 (Sharada script)
- 𑖮𑖨𑖿𑖬 (Siddham script)
- හර්ෂ (Sinhalese script)
- 𑪂𑩼 𑪙𑪀 (Soyombo script)
- 𑚩𑚤𑚶 (Takri script)
- ஹர்ஷ (Tamil script)
- హర్ష (Telugu script)
- หรฺษ (Thai script)
- ཧ་རྵ (Tibetan script)
- 𑒯𑒩𑓂𑒭 (Tirhuta script)
- 𑨱𑨫𑩇𑨯 (Zanabazar Square script)
Etymology
From the root हृष् (hṛṣ, “to be excited”) + -अ (-a). Cognate with Latin horreō, horror, Ancient Greek χέρσος (khérsos, “dry land”).
Pronunciation
Noun
हर्ष • (harṣa) stem, m
- joy, pleasure, happiness
- bristling, erection (especially of the hair in a thrill of rapture or delight)
- erection of the sexual organ, sexual excitement, lustfulness
- ardent desire
Declension
Descendants
References